Supported: Supporting, enabling, and sustaining homecare workers to deliver end-of-life care: A qualitative study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Homecare workers provide essential care at home for people at end-of-life but are often poorly trained and supported.

Aim

To explore the experiences and needs of homecare workers and the views of homecare clients and carers, and other community-based health and social care staff about the homecare worker role, including identification of good practice.

Methods

In this qualitative exploratory study, we will conduct 150 semi-structured interviews with homecare workers within three geographic English localities chosen for maximum socio-demographic variation. Eligible participants will be consenting adults providing care services (workers [n = 45], managers [n = 15] community practitioners [n = 30]), receiving care (clients thought to be in the last 6 months of

SUBMITTER: Bayley Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10718427 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature